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Top Hat presents this time-honored Christmas story of Ebenezer Scrooge and Tiny Tim in a new and innovative adaptation by Michael Givens.The pageantry of the Victorian period is mixed with elements of story theatre and a musical score by Helen Gregory.

Cast:

Bruce Bieszki as Jacob Marley

James Gooden as Scrooge

With an ensemble cast

Production Staff:

Director: Michael Givens

Light & Sound Design: James Wilson

Costume Design: Elizabeth Gooden

Location: Top Hat’s intimate performance space is located at the South East corner of FortLowell and Country Club and is dedicated to presenting fun and entertaining theatre.

From: Kevinj65@aol.com [mailto:Kevinj65@aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 6:00 PMSubject: BOOK YOUR TICKETS NOW FOR TALK OF THE TOWN - ARIZONA ONSTAGE PRODUCTIONS

Arizona Onstage Productions, recent producer of the musical ELEGIES - LOOKING UP, about which the Arizona Daily Star had to say: "Director {Kevin} Johnson has fashioned a simple production... he wisely let the music and the singers say it all - and they did that with deep feelings and soaring voices. It was enough to make you cry," and Tucson Weekly said "Arizona Onstage's ELEGIES...ultimately is a sincere and loving comfort." . . .

presents the Tucson premiere of Paul Bonin-Rodriguez's TALK OF THE TOWN.

UPDATED PRESS RELEASE:ARIZONA ONSTAGE PRODUCTIONS

SHOW:TALK OF THE TOWN

JANUARY 4 – 14, 2007

ZUZI’S THEATER, 738 NORTH 5TH AVE

CONTACT:Kevin Johnson 270-3332 – KevinJ65@aol.com

FULL PRESS KIT AND STUDY GUIDE AVAILABLE

This highly acclaimed one-man tour-de-force written by Paul Bonin-Rodriguez tells the story of Johnny Hobson, a 15-year-old boy growing up in a small Texas town in the early 1990s.Obsessed with Princess Diana, the Judds and working at the local Dairy Queen, Johnny discovers conflict with the community and family because he “runs like a girl.”

Between cookin’ up Belt Busters and Christian Steak Finger Baskets and dealing with the pressures from the community, his discovery of sexual identity and orientation is explored in this funny, touching and timely show that is “fall out of your chair laughing, reaching for a Kleenex the next moment, documentation of life affirmation” – Austin Chronicle.There’s never a dull moment in Cedar Springs, Texas, as Johnny experiences encounters with Ladybird Johnson and her C.I.A. agents, zealous preachers who try to “make him right,” school kids who taunt him for being a “sissy” and a set of ceramic head-bobbing poodles that help him find meaning to life as it is and the possibilities of change in the future . . .

Sponsored in part by The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Straight Alliance through The Community Foundation of Southern Arizona.

Featuring Brandon Kosters, with lighting by Zach Caiburri and direction by Kevin Johnson.

Running Time:85 minutes with no intermission.RatingPG – 13.

Performances the opening weekend include an audience talk-back with author Paul Bonin-Rodriguez, a professor at The University of Texas in Austin, and director Kevin Johnson, Artistic Director of Arizona Onstage Productions.

Catalina Players will be holding open call auditions for their upcoming production of CLOSE TIES beginning on Wednesday, November 29th.

THE STORY: The scene is a country home in the BerkshireMountains of New England, where three generations of the Whitaker/Frye family have gathered for the summer. Josephine Whitaker, the matriarch of the family, still bustles about energetically tending her garden and issuing orders to the others, even though she has long since given the house to her middle-aged daughter, Bess Frye, and her husband, Watson, who is now a senior partner in the law firm founded by his late father-in-law. Also present are the Frye children, three daughters and a teenaged son, and Ira Bienstock, the unlikely lover of one of the Frye daughters, who arrives uninvited but quickly ingratiates himself with Josephine and the others. While concerned with family ties, and the tensions, misunderstandings and good-natured bickering which arise from such closeness, the ultimate focus of the play is on Josephine, who is edging into senility and, in the family's view, must no longer be allowed to live alone. It is the resolution of this problem, which so many must face in today's world, that provides the very believable—and deeply moving—conclusion of this most human and genuinely affecting play

A warm-hearted, funny and eloquently written family drama which blends humor and compassion as it comes to grips with the problem of how best to provide for the family's aging, and perhaps senile, matriarch. Successfully produced by New Haven's celebrated Long Wharf Theatre. "…a witty and winning play…" —New Haven Register. "Not only is the dialogue believable, it is immensely energetic. The substance of the play is serious, yet marvelously funny touches give the characters individuality and depth." —The Bulletin. "…It's as fine a play as one is likely to encounter for quite some time." —Darien News.

Cast Breakdown:(3 m & 5 w)

Josephine Whitaker:A grand-dame of the old school, now 84 and widowed.The force

of her personality is undiminished.

Bess Whitaker Frye:Her daughter, mother of four, in her early 50’s.

Watson Frye:Bess’s husband, a senior partner in a distinguished law firm, 50’s.

Anna:Oldest of the four Frye children, age 30, married, has two

daughters.

Evelyn:The second Frye daughter, 28, divorced.A graduate student in

history at Harvard.

Connie:The third Frye daughter, 23, a nursing student.

Thayer:The youngest child and only son, 16.

Ira Bienstock:Evelyn’s friend, handsome, great physique, a graduate student in

physics.

Audition Requirements:

Please prepare a two-minute dramatic monologue.There will be cold readings from the script.The play is available thru Dramatists Play Service at www.dramatists.com

for their Monthly Sunday Rehearsed FREE Reading Series on December 3, 2006, 2 pm

Harold Pinter won the Nobel Prize for Drama in 2005 for his life’s work in theater. Old Times is considered by many critics and scholars alike, to be Pinter’s most vibrant theatrical drama. An exploration of the fickleness of memory when two old friends meet again, and the husband of one, after 20 years. They reminisce about - yes, old times. Gradually they recall almost all things differently, and then, quite differently. But are these varying memories faulted by time? Or by differing perspectives then and now? Or, are these different shades of memory within the same person?

As James Reel recently stated about the quality of work from Coyote Ramblers: “(Tucson) needs a troupe like this that fearlessly embraces uncertainty.”

Come join us for this free rehearsed reading by three of Tucson’s best actors on at 2pm, December 3, at 55 N. 6th Avenue (between Congress and Pennington), downtown Tucson. Ample parking on the surrounding streets, or in the corner parking garage. Refreshments and food provided, all free. Call 682-3224 for information.

For Immediate Release

Contact:Nell Summers

(520) 622-4100 ext. 204

execdirector@artsforallinc.org

Arts for All to Hold Auditions for Alice in Wonderland.

Arts for All will hold auditions for Alice in Wonderland, Saturday, December 9, 2006. Auditions will be held by appointment from 10am – 4pm at Arts for All, 2520 N. Oracle Road. This production is a wonderful version of Lewis Carol’s immortal classic adapted by Brainerd Duffield.

Arts for All is seeking actors ages 8 through 18. Experience in theater and improvisation is preferred. They are also seeking young actors well versed in American Sign Language. Actors with and without disabilities are encouraged to audition. Actors should prepare a one-minute memorized monologue in their best diction. The monologue can be prose or poetry, preferably not original work. Those performers with specialties such as acrobatics, juggling or magic should prepare a short demonstration.

Rehearsals will be held selected weekday and weekend afternoons from December 12 through February 22, 2007. Performances will be February 23 – March 4, 2007, at Arts for All’s Little Theater. There will also be a special student matinee.

Please call (520) 622-4100 ext. 204 for more information and an audition appointment.

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Date: November 27, 2006

For Immediate Release

Contact:Nell Summers

(520) 622-4100 ext. 204

execdirector@artsforallinc.org

Third St. Ensemble Company Holds Company Auditions

Third St. Ensemble Company will hold auditions for positions in its company of dedicated performers Saturday, December 16 & Monday, December 18, 2006. Auditions will be held by appointment from 10 am - 4 pm on Saturday and 4 pm – 6 pm on Monday at Arts for All, 2520 N. Oracle Road.

Third St. Ensemble Company is seeking actors, singers and dancers ages 8 through 21. Experience in theater and improvisation is preferred. They are also seeking young actors well versed in American Sign Language. Actors with and without disabilities are encouraged to audition. Actors should prepare a one-minute memorized monologue in their best diction and a song without accompaniment. The monologue can be prose or poetry, preferably not original work. Signers should prepare a one-minute monologue, song or poem. Dancers and those with specialties such as acrobatics, juggling or magic should prepare a short demonstration.

Rehearsals will be held two selected afternoons per week. Third St. Ensemble Company is a program that continues through out the year and members will be asked to perform at various engagements.

Please call (520) 622-4100 ext. 204 for more information and an audition appointment.

Tina Fabrique and Brian "Lord" Sledge in Ella. The first Tuesday preview of every ATC show is a Pay What You Canperformance with a suggested donation of $10 per ticket. Please join ustomorrow, November 28th, for $10 Tuesday at ELLA!

New Kiva Motions Puppetheatre and friends invite you to join in some Christmas Family Fun on Dec. 23rd, 2pm at the Red Barn on the S.E corner Main and 1st street. 948 N main.

There will be sing along Christmas carols, Knoteven (a mouse) will provide us with areading of “T’was the night before Christmas”, and other seasonal poetry and prose will be read including cuttings from Dylan Thonas’ “A childs Christmas in Wales” and K. Grahams “Wind in the Willows” and maybe Cleveland Amory’s “The Cat who came for Christmas. For Pogo Possum lover’s we will ponder/pander the conundrum that Walt Kelly gave us .... Is it “Deck the Halls with Boston Charley” or isit “Bark us all Bow-wows of Folly?

Kids and adults will get to do a Christmas Crafts project to take home, and there will be quantities of Hot Chocolate, Apple Cider and cookies for one and all.

Take a break from the mall and join us for some family fun.

Requested donation of $5/ person, people with a low income bus pass or an AHCCCS card or Quest card are $2/ person.Personal friends and those prepared toperform are free and encouraged. Reservations strongly encouraged.

FEATURE FILM - Jackrabbit Sky

FEATURE FILM New York based production company, Purple Crayon Films, is currently seeking crew members with production experience for Jackrabbit Sky, a feature 35mm period piece that will be shot entirely in Tucson.

Applicants must be available in January and February and located in the Tucson area. Although the production is fully professional, the budget is quite "independent" for a 35mm feature, so all cast and crew members will be working on a deferred payment basis.

Several industry professionals will be coming from around the country to participate on the project, just out of interest in the material. Also, many organizations such as Panavision, Kodak and the Federal Park Service are giving support to the production.

COMPENSATION: - Credit in film. - Deferred payment in the form of shares of a domestic theatrical distribution advance. - Hands-on experience working with professional 35mm Panaflex equipment. - Individual training that will be helpful in finding future work on large budget productions. - Opportunity to work alongside seasoned professional filmmakers and accomplished actors. - Chance to make an artistic contribution to a film about the history of Tucson.

Bisbee's Obscure Productions will be auditioning for its upcoming production"The Oldest Profession" by Paula Vogel. This is a drama with music aboutfive "women of the night," somewhat past their prime, trying to earn aliving in the age of Reaganomics. A script is available for reading at theCopper Queen Library, 6 Main Street, in Old Bisbee.

Auditions will be held Sunday, December 17, by appointment only, at DanceArts Studios at 317 Arizona Street next to the Warren Post Office. All rolesare open for women to play "beyond middle-aged."Women should bring their calendars, a memorized 1-3 minute monologue and asomewhat bawdy song, preferably a cappella or with recorded accompaniment.

Rehearsals for "The Oldest Profession" will be Saturdays, Sundays, andselected Friday afternoons from January 7-March 4. Evening rehearsals willbe added closer to the performance. Performances will be weekend eveningsand matinees March 9-17, at the Bisbee Woman's Club.

For more information and an appointment, call (520) 236-1754 or emailbisbeesobscure@gmail.com.

Top Hat presents this time-honored Christmas story of Ebenezer Scrooge and Tiny Tim in a new and innovative adaptation by Michael Givens.The pageantry of theVictorian period is mixed with elements of story theatre and a musical score by Helen Gregory.

Cast:

Bruce Bieszki as Jacob Marley

James Gooden as Scrooge

With an ensemble cast

Production Staff:

Director: Michael Givens

Light & Sound Design: James Wilson

Costume Design: Elizabeth Gooden

Location: Top Hat’s intimate performance space is located at the South East corner of FortLowell and Country Club and is dedicated to presenting fun and entertaining theatre.

Douglas Scott Potter, retired from TUSD after 30 years of teaching—15 of those teaching drama—is offering to coach acting students.Potter taught drama and directed plays in four area high schools.He guided students in every form from mime to musicals.He directed Shakespeare and coached students preparing Shakespeare scenes for competition.

Potter plans a graduated fee plan with discounts for groups of two, three or four students.For more information, contact him at (520) 797-0745 or email dsampotter@msn.com.

Multi-Award winning musical theater company looking for a versatile costume designer who can work with a cast of 21 - most costumes will be provided by the cast as far as street clothes, but many will need to be pulled from thrift - and the seven guys who strip will need to have: Velcro pull-off policeman uniforms, as well as some pretty ridiculous looking thongs that are not too revealing - but silly. The show is set in the late 1980's in Buffalo, New York.

Most of these guys are not "hot" - "He's short, he's fat, he's bald, he's got pimples on his ass..." get the idea? This is a full production. The first non all-Equity cast in the United States...

The show is directed by Carol Calkins with music direction by Khris Dodge.

Lighting is by U of A Graduate Student, and current lighting designer Erik Michael from New York City.

There is pay, and the experience for resume that will include a large scale show on the main stage of The Temple of Music and Art.

Non-Union. Director: Sean D. Taylor. The Last Bodhisattva: The Story Of AshWritten By Sean D. Taylor

Senior Government Officials and extras Ash holds the key to the survival ofwhat is left of humanity, she is in search of a Buddhist relic that hadrested within the Tang Dynasty for almost 300 years. It brought peace andprosperity to the people of Zhou, the period was heralded as the 'GoldenAge' in China. The relic was lost for over a millennium, till some sayHitler's expeditions to Tibet found the relic and brought it back to Germanyin 1934. The Americans are said to have found the relic during the fall ofBerlin and brought it to a secret military base in the Nevada desert. Ashmust recover the relic and bring compassion, wisdom, and peace to thewithered earth.

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Beowulf Alley Theatre Company, at 11 South 6th Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85701, is pleased to invite the Tucson community to the Arizona Premiere of HOLIDAY MEMORIES, a play derived from short stories written by Truman Capote and adapted for the stage by Russell Vandenbroucke. Directed by Carol Calkins, Truman (Jeff Scotland) narrates this nostalgic memoir of the holiday celebrations of Capote’s childhood. This poignant and endearing story is brought to life through the characters of young Buddy (Will Bostwick) and his delightful best friend, Miss Sook (Glenda Young). Musical accompaniment is by Martie van der Voort. The production will run from December 2-24, 2006. Tickets will go on sale on November 17, 2006.

There is a Preview Performance on December 1st at 7:30p. All Preview Performance tickets are $12. Thrifty Thursday (7:30p) prices are $16 and $12 for children 12 and under when accompanied by an adult. Ticket prices for Friday and Saturday performances (both at 7:30p) and Sunday performances (1:30p) are $12 for children 12 and under when accompanied by an adult, $19 for seniors, students 13 and over, and military and $20 general admission.On-line ticket prices are $18 for anyone over 12 years old and $12 for children 12 and under.

Beowulf Alley Theatre is located at 11 S. 6th Ave, Tucson, AZ 85701. For advance reservations, beginning November 17th, please purchase tickets online at www.beowulfalley.org or call the box office at 520-882-0555 and leave a message with your name and phone number.